Chapter 99 Breaking the five elements, living and dying together
【Xiaguicheng】
Wu Song held a pair of iron swords in his hands, and walked with Zhang Qing to the Luo Gate of the deserted house.
"Brother, just say goodbye," Wu Song cupped his fists and said, "Be careful along the way,"
Zhang Qing nodded and said: "Brother, you are a hundred times more dangerous than me. You must be more careful and remember the words of the military advisor. Just give up when you see it is good and don't want to fight." Zhang Qing said a few words and led a hundred people. He hid the crossbows and other weapons in five or six flat carts, then pushed them out the door, like people selling rice, stepped on the shaft of the cart with one leg, lit a dry cigarette, and hit the donkey with a wicker stick. , as soon as I turned a corner at the alley, I got mixed in with the people coming and going, and dispersed in their intended direction.
Wu Song waited for Zhang Qing and others to leave for about a stick of incense. He felt that it would not arouse anyone's suspicion. He waved his hand and took the remaining 900 soldiers and horses along the alley and walked out to the market outside. And this Nine hundred people were all dressed in chainmail, holding bright weapons in their hands. The traders on the left and right were so chilled that they could not help but stand on their heads, while passers-by saw such a large group of people walking away menacingly. On the street, everyone suddenly stepped aside as if they were avoiding the plague.
Wu Song knew that such an appearance would inevitably cause an uproar, and everything was within his guess. Even if the people were running around in fear, it did not surprise him. At this moment, in his heart, he was worried about only one thing. , then can we reach the county government office before attracting the attention and vigilance of the garrison officers and soldiers?
"Quick, quick, quick, keep up, keep up," Wu Song ordered everyone to march quickly. While running ahead, he took out the map in his hand, held it in his hand and compared the unfamiliar lines he encountered. street.
At this moment, at the east city gate closest to Wu Song, a commoner-looking man suddenly ran towards the city tower. A group of officers and soldiers guarding the city stopped him with their swords and shouted: "Stop, what are you doing?"
The man was panting and wiped the big drops of sweat on his forehead, and said: "I want to see General Cai. Something big has happened."
When the two defenders in front heard this, they immediately stepped aside and opened a staircase leading up to the city. But just when the man was anxiously about to crawl up the stairs, at this moment Suddenly a person came out from behind and shouted: "What's the matter with you?"
The man was frightened by the sudden explosion behind him. When he looked back, he saw a bearded man standing on the ground holding a simple knife. The man said: "I saw many soldiers and horses coming from the haunted house alley." I rushed out, I'm afraid something big is going to happen,"
The bearded man didn't seem to be in a hurry after hearing this. He looked the man up and down carefully. Before he could say anything, the man wiped his sweat in a panic and said: "I am the small farmer who came to report last night. ,"
"Two days ago," the bearded man seemed not to have remembered that there was such a person.
The man said anxiously: "Just last night, I discovered that there was always a clanking sound coming from the haunted house alley. It was not very obvious during the day, but when night fell, the sound came from the ground and was very eerie. It makes my hair stand on end. Didn't General Cai put up a notice to report if there are spies or anything wrong in the city today? There will be silver rewards for those who are valuable. You may not know, but I want to see Cai. When the general is in front of him, he will know everything."
"Huh, General Cai is busy right now. How can he have time to listen to your nonsense?" the bearded man shouted: "There is already a battle ahead, so don't bother me again." After saying that, he pulled the man aside. , he led a group of people to the tower.
The man was dragged and stumbled to the foot of the city wall. He immediately said to the bearded man in a hurry: "It was General Cai who asked me to keep watching. If anything happens, come and report it at any time. There are already hundreds of people coming from that haunted house." People rushed out of the alley, carrying swords and wearing heavy armor, and everyone looked bad."
"What?" The bearded man stopped, turned around, looked at the farmer seriously and said, "Is that true?"
"It's absolutely true,"
The bearded man looked at the small farmer seriously, grabbed his throat, and shouted loudly: "Tell me, what is the purpose of coming here?"
After hearing this, the man couldn't help but trembled and said: "I...I am just a common man, and what I tell is the truth."
"Then what did General Cai want you to do?" the bearded man scolded, squeezing the little farmer's throat tighter and tighter.
"He... I want to see... see... Cai... General... Army..." The little farmer was tightly locked on the throat by the bearded man's hand, and his whole face turned purple. As he watched Out of breath, he grabbed the bearded man's wrist and struggled to free himself. Suddenly an officer and soldier ran over and said: "The report is bad, a large number of unknown soldiers and horses were found."
After hearing this, the bearded man clenched his teeth, suddenly let go of the man's neck, and immediately shouted: "Where is Wang Wu? Gather your troops and ask Li San to guard the city. You come with me,"
At this time, a general ran over from the south city gate not far away, carrying a long spear, and then he let out a salute and ran to gather his troops.
The little farmer bent over, rubbed his neck, and coughed violently. The bearded man took one look and said, "That boy, you are lucky." After saying that, he grabbed the reins held by the officers and soldiers, turned over and jumped on He got on his horse, took the sword handed over by the officers and soldiers, and watched as the general named Wang Wu gathered a thousand soldiers and horses and returned here.
The small farmer coughed twice violently, and before he could regain his composure, he said: "I want to, cough cough cough, see General Cai, cough cough, my brother... stare at that passerby... I You know, ahem, I know where they're going,"
The bearded man with a pair of earthy eyes turned to look at the small farmer and said: "Take us there," then he waved his hand and shouted: "Give him a horse."
The little farmer took the reins in his hands and climbed on the horse awkwardly. Looking in the eyes of the bearded man, he knew that this guy had never ridden a horse in his life. The bearded man suddenly felt relieved and said at once: "I am General Cai, show me where they are going."
When the small farmer heard this, he was stunned for a moment, then came to his senses. He was quite surprised but also quite embarrassed. He immediately spoke and said, "Just come with me," and then brought General Cai with him. Together with the king's five generals and a thousand spearmen behind them, they rushed towards the market.
After passing through two streets, we arrived at a densely populated area. This street was about three feet wide. It was considered a prosperous place in Xiagui City. There were many hotels and shops on both sides, and there were countless vendors along the road. Buying and selling, carriages and pedestrians coming and going on this street are really not like those ordinary streets and alleys.
"It's right in front. They passed along this street and went to the left. They must be heading towards the county government office,"
When General Cai heard this, his heart tightened and he scolded: "Why didn't you tell me earlier?" After saying that, he quickly sent seventy or eighty soldiers to clear the way. He immediately rushed to the county government office, but... Just when General Cai was in a hurry and galloped for more than ten steps, a sudden flash occurred in his heart, and he suddenly felt that something was wrong here.
If hundreds of armed soldiers and horses passed by here, how could the people here do business so peacefully and naturally? Thinking of this, General Cai suddenly became suspicious, and suddenly remembered what the small farmer said when they met now. , he had posted a notice asking the people in the city to expose the spies, but he never remembered seeing this small farmer, nor did he let the small farmer continue to stare at anything. However, he kept saying that he wanted to see General Cai, but his real body was right in front of him. I don’t know. There must be some explanation for this. If it was for those few silver rewards, it would make sense. But, how did he know the group’s route? Even if he had a companion secretly following him, how could the two of them be in contact? There must be fraud in this.
When General Cai thought of this, his heart suddenly trembled. Could it be a plan to divert the tiger away from the mountain? The battle on the front line had already begun. They were going to attack the South City Gate.
"Stop," General Cai suddenly reined in his horse and ordered his subordinates to stop.
"General, what's wrong?" General Wang Wu asked with concern, looking at General Cai's solemn brows.
General Cai did not answer, but stared intently at the small farmer walking five steps away.
"Take your life," General Cai shouted, swung the big knife in his hand twice, urged the horse on his crotch, and then struck the small farmer's head with the knife across his neck to greet him.
At this moment, a sudden sound of a plan was heard in the sky, and a crossbow arrow came from nowhere, but accurately passed through General Cai's throat. General Cai was killed with one arrow, and he fell down immediately dead. .
Wang Wu, the general who was nearby, looked at it. He immediately looked up at the pavilions on the left and right. He saw that there seemed to be figures on the eaves on both sides of the neighborhood. Suddenly, there was the sound of several crossbow arrows piercing the air. Hearing the screams of arrows below, the surrounding traders and people saw blood splattered and corpses all over the street. They were frightened by the blood and fled in all directions. For a while, the lively street suddenly became agitated, and When Wang Wu wanted to look for the small farmer again, he had already taken advantage of the chaos and left without a trace anywhere.
"Withdraw," Wang Wu shouted anxiously: "Go back..." Before he could finish his sentence, a crossbow arrow penetrated his heart. He instinctively grabbed the tail of the crossbow arrow, but it was too late. , Wang Wu's body went limp and he fell down from his horse, and was immediately trampled in the panic of the crowd.
"succeed,"
Zhang Qing, who was ambushing on the eaves at this moment, saw that the two garrison generals were ambushed and died, while the remaining soldiers and horses were rushed by the people and fled in all directions. The matter was successfully completed, and he waved his hand and ordered the remaining soldiers to retreat. The hundred or so people who got off quickly walked down the ladder at the back of the house and left, because this was the first step, and the real drama was yet to come...